Colour Spotlight Greige

This graceful mix of grey and beige is our new favourite neutral.

“GREIGE IS PERFECT IF YOU’RE WARY OF BUILDER-BASIC BEIGE AND READY TO MOVE ON FROM THE GREYS OF THE PAST DECADE” — Kai Ethier

WHY WE LOVE IT

Too much grey can leave a room feeling cold, while an envelope of beige can be, well, rather basic. Enter greige, which blends both shades to deliver a rich yet neutral hit of colour. The hue is as versatile as it gets: stay on the ecru side of the spectrum and the result is warm and welcoming, or go for silver undertones to achieve a clean and bright look.

ADD A SMALL ACCENT A tufted ecru armchair is a cosy spot to glimpse the Oxfordshire countryside just outside this Soho Farmhouse bedroom captured by travel blogger Gina Jackson.

SOFT: Agreeable Gray (SW 7029), SherwinWilliams. DEEP: Greige (PPU24-11), Behr. PAIR IT WITH: Strong White (2001), Farrow & Ball. PAIR IT WITH: Polo Blue (2062-10), Benjamin Moore.

MAKE A BIG STATEMENT Warm, puttytoned cabinets look extra refined set against crisp white walls in this kitchen by designer Jenni Kayne.